Despite having just 18 months of their current deals to run,
both Drogba and Cole have been told there will be no talks until
the end of the season. It is another sign Roman Abramovich has
closed the door on the era of Chelsea’s free-spending.
But boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has told his stars they’d be “mad”
to think about quitting the Bridge. Drogba, Florent Malouda, Wayne
Bridge, Paolo Ferreira, Juliano Belletti and Alex have all been
linked with moves.
But a Blues source said: “Scolari realises the impact the change
in the economy will have on football. “And that’s why he has told
his players they’d be mad to think about moving away from
here.”
“He reminded them that they are at a great club, a successful
club and a sound club.”